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Oct 15, 2010 | 6:05 am

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polonius

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Originally Posted by Travelman21

Let's start by saying I have a criminal record. Something I am not proud of but happened in the 90's. I went to visit Korea in April of 2009. On the way back stopped in Hawaii and I was flagged. Never did any prison just probation. I don't have any restrictions for tavel outside the US. I am applying for a Canadian rehab to enter that country without problems. I do plan on taking cruises and visitng other countries every so often. My question is this. Everytime I re-enter the US am I going to be flagged and subjected to more baggage searches. I have nothing to hide but it will become annoying.

Is there anything I can do to stop them from flagging my passport?

Thanks

There are few restraints/constraints on the CBP -- they pretty much have a green light to abuse who they want, when they want. There are limits on how long they can keep you, etc., but none on how often they can harass you. I hope to one day see these scum pay for their arrogance, but there are undoubtedly a lot of people such as yourself who will have to endure this abuse for many years to come before that happens.

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